LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 3, 2025) - After starting the 2025 season last weekend, Georgian Court Softball comes back to Lakewood this week for their home opener. 

Opponent
West Chester Golden Rams (3-2, 0-0 PSAC)

Where 
Lakewood, NJ - Georgian Court Softball Field 1

When
Tuesday, March 4 - 1 pm (DH)

How to Watch
• Tuesday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions stat page.

Previously vs. West Chester
• There is a very slim history between these two teams.
• They played a doubleheader way back in 2001 before Georgian Court was an NCAA Division II institution. That was a doubleheader split.
• They also played a single game in 2023 as part of an early season tournament in Georgia, a 1-0 GCU win.
• That game saw Adriana Mungo drive in the only run of the game with an RBI single in the seventh. 
• Janelle Blaszka and Lia DeMaio are the only two current Lions who were on the roster in that 2023 game, but did not appear in it. 

Last Time Out
• The Lions season started last Saturday with a doubleheader at Bowie State.
• Georgian Court picked up a win in game one, 11-3 in six innings. Janelle Blaszka threw all six innings allowing three runs, two earned with seven strikeouts for the win.
• GCU fell in game two, 7-3.

Individual Milestones
• Two more innings pitched will bring Janelle Blaszka to 300, just the eighth Lion to ever do that in the NCAA era.
• Gabriella Aleman needs two hits to get to 30.
• Charlee Mae Sinderud is four RBI and three runs away from 20.

The 2025 Roster
• The Lions have a small but mighty roster of 16 with eight returners and eight newcomers.
• Of the returners, juniors Janelle Blaszka and Lia DeMaio are the most veteran with the club, entering their third season at GCU.
• There's a large group of sophomores that includes Gabriella Aleman, Cheyenne Jackson, Julia Lapp, Isabella Molina, and Charlee Mae Sinderud.
• Senior Kristy Regaldo is also in her second year with the team after transferring in before the 2024 season.
• Of the eight newcomers, only three are freshmen with five transfers. Alexa Bracero, Lillian Noyes and Brooklyn Ragland make up the group of freshmen.
• Georgian Court welcomed Division I transfers Mikayla LaPlaca from Notre Dame and Kaylin Curro from Binghamton.
• Two transfers come to Lakewood from Division II, Julianna Kellogg from UVA-Wise and Reagan Winn from regional rival Adelphi.
• Ella Moore is a junior college transfer from Florida Southwestern.

Coaches
• There are familiar faces among this year's coaching staff, however with some new roles.
• Mikayla Pourby makes the jump from Assistant Coach to Interim Head Coach this season.
• Also in their second year with GCU are graduate assistant coach Vienna Chierchia and volunteer Mike Vogler.

The 2025 Schedule
• After this season opening doubleheader, Georgian Court starts their home slate Tuesday, March 4 against West Chester.
• Following that, they'll be back on the road for a six-game road trip spanning the East Coast in North Carolina and Virginia. 
• The first CACC games of the season come towards the end of March against Holy Family.
• In total, Georgian Court has 40 games on their schedule with seven home doubleheaders.

About the Opponent
West Chester
• West Chester is on their tour of the CACC South. They're 3-2 with all five games played against CACC opponents.
• The Golden Rams split with Wilmington and Holy Family while also taking a single-game win at Goldey-Beacom.
• All five West Chester games have been close. The largest margin of victory in any game has been three runs with each of the last three just one-run games. 
• West Chester was an NCAA regional qualifier last season, going 2-2.
• Golden Ram pitching has been excellent this season led by Danielle Ciliberto. She has pitched 20 innings with a 2.07 ERA and 18 strikeouts to just four walks.
• Casey Best has seven hits in 16 at bats for a team-leading .438 average.
• Paige Marabell has driven in eight runs with two home runs.
• West Chester likes to run the bases with nine stolen bases in five games. They've allowed just three.